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A Study of Rebif® Compared With Avonex® in the Treatment of Relapsing-remitting Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

NCT00292266

Phase 3 Completed 677 enrolled EMD Serono Merck Serono International SA · collab
RandomizedParallel-groupOpen-labelTreatment

Summary

This is an open-label, randomized, multicenter, comparative, and parallel-group study comparing the therapeutic effects of two interferon-beta-1a regimens in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS). The primary objective is to demonstrate the superiority of Rebif® 44 microgram (mcg) subcutaneous injection given three times a week (132 mcg per week) to that of Avonex® 30 mcg intramuscular injection given once a week.

Timeline

Start
1999-11
Primary completion
2002-06
Completion
2002-06

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Comparator Interferon beta-1a Protein / enzyme biologic 30 ug Intramuscular
Comparator Interferon beta-1a Protein / enzyme biologic 44 ug Subcutaneous